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“Such was the very armour he had on/ When he the ambitious Norway combatted./ So frowned he once, when, in an angry parle,/ He smote the sledded Pollacks on the ice.” Speaker: HoratioSpoken to: Marcellus and BarnardoMeaning: The ghost looks…

Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions about the passage.What is the meaning of the phrase “Bear ‘t”?What word is left out between the words but and few? -“bear it”-“give” Which phrases in the passage provide clues that trifling…

What is “rotten in the state of Denmark,” as Marcellus tells us? What do we learn about the situation in Scene I? In Scene II? marcellus reveals the death of the king hamlet as well as seeing the ghost. in…

Hamlet The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king,…

Why do the gravediggers feel that Ophelia shouldn’t have a Christian burial? because it is suspected that she committed suicide Which characters fight with each other at Ophelia’s grave? Hamlet and Laertes What will happen to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern when…

King Claudius begins Act III with the following statement: “And can you by no drift of conference / Get from him why he puts on this confusion”. To whom is he speaking? Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Gertrude What is he asking…

Who/what does Hamlet criticize? Marriage, women, & Ophelia What is the name of the play Hamlet uses to “catch the conscience of the King”? Murder of Gonzago What does Hamlet call the play? The Mousetrap Who asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern…

what had barnardo seen at a prior watch see’s the ghost twice does horatio initially believe a ghost will appear? how does the reader know his opinion no,b/c he say’s lets sit and see if a ghost will appear why…

Whose grave are the men digging? Why are they arguing if this person should be buried or not? Ophelia’s. Because the suspicions of her taking her own life, and that is a mortal sin in the church. Who skull does…

“Mad as the sea and wind when both contend which is the mightier.” Queen “But, like the owner of a foul disease, to keep it from divulging, let it feed even on the pith of life.” King “He weeps for…